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Dr. Rebekah L Fox

  • Professor - Department of Communication Studies
Portrait of Dr. Rebekah L Fox

Biography and expertise

Ph.D. Purdue University, Communication
M.A. University of Arkansas, Communication
B.A. University of Arkansas, Communication

*Health Services Research and Development Associated Post-Doctoral Fellow Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Communication

Purdue University Main Campus, 2008

Master's Degree

MA in Communication

Univ of Arkansas Main Campus, 2001

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Communication

Univ of Arkansas Main Campus, 1999

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Farris, Kristen Nacole LeBlanc (Supporting), Fox, Rebekah L (Principal), Roundtree, Aimee Kendall (Co-Principal). Bridging the Classroom and the Clinic: Communication Skills Training for Certified Nursing Assistants, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
  • Fox, Rebekah L. Listening for Resilience: Expert Fire Managers Share Crucial Experience Summer, Research Enhancement Program (REP) Grant, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
  • Fox, Rebekah L. Communities of Practice: Communicating and Learning, United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Federal, $100000.79. (Funded: 2024 - December 2028). Grant.
  • Flores, David (Principal), Fox, Rebekah L (Co-Principal), Jahn, Jody (Co-Principal), Venette, Steven (Co-Principal), Iverson, Joel (Co-Principal), Howes, Satoris (Co-Principal). Organizational Learning and Resilience, USDA, United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Federal, $100000. (Funded: 2023 - December 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Sarmiento, Eric Ryan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Rayburn, Steven W (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Myles, Colleen Crystal (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Davio, Rebecca Lynn (Supporting), Fox, Rebekah L (Supporting), Guajardo, Miguel (Supporting), Valencia, Louie Dean (Supporting), Valle, Rosina Ruiz (Supporting). #ReclaimDunbar: A community needs assessment for the Dunbar arts, cultural and innovation district, Multidisciplinary Team Formation (MTI) Grant, Texas State University, Texas State University, $1000. (Funded: July 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019). Grant.
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  • Flores, D., Fox, R. L., Iverson, J., Jahn, J., Venette, S., Howes, S., … Conley, C. (2024). Using focus groups for knowledge sharing: Tracking emerging pandemic impacts on USFS wildland fire operations. Society and Natural Resources, 37(6), 957–975. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2024.2341271
  • Dewberry, D. R., Burnette, A. E., Fox, R. L., & Arneson, P. (2018). Teaching free speech across the communication studies curriculum. First Amendment Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/21689725.2018.1500930
  • Fox, R. L., Ingram, B., Ward, M., Stober, J., Cagle, K., & Villwock, J. (2025). National Forests and Grasslands in Texas Hazardous Fuels Review.
  • Fox, R. L., Ward, M., Sekerak, C., Silva, J., Stober, J., & Turner, S. (2025). Alabama National Forests Hazardous Fuels Program Review, Region 8.
  • Fox, R. L., & Burnette, A. E. (2025). Wrangling the ructions: Major Ian Fishback, Ph.D. and his whistleblowing. In From a Whisper to a Movement: Investigating the Shared Rhetorical Spaces of Whistleblowing and Social Protest (pp. 33–60). State University of New York Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.31663484.5
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award of Distinction in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Seminar: Rhetoric and Resilience: Learning from Unintended Outcomes and the Vital Role of Narrative, Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication-John Fleming. October 30, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University. June 4, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Co-Search Research Start-Up Weekend, 2nd Place Winner, Texas State University College of Fine Arts and Communication. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Service, Department of Communication Studies. 2018
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  1. Other

    Austin/Travis County Wildfire Coalition

  2. Member

    General Education Council

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Forest Science

  4. Member

    Principal Investigators (PI) Council

  5. Member

    Administrative Committee Member-Southern States Communication Association

  6. Member

    Science minor group

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